The May long weekend is generally considered the kick-off to summer tourist season in B.C. In the South Okanagan, however, the weekend was a bit of a dud for some tourism operators. "We are hearing that it's just a little bit softer start to the season and everybody's down just a little bit," said B.C. Okanagan Crush Pad winery in Summerland had its busiest May long weekend on record, said co-owner Christine Coletta. "We were up 25 per cent over the previous long weekend the year prior," she said.

Source: CBC News May 23, 2018 19:18 UTC